Dress-fastening.



M. J. TAYLOR.

DRESS FASTENING. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3. 1915.

1,201,528. Patented Oct,- 17,1916.

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DRESS FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3.1915- Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

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Specification of Letters-Patent.

Patente d Oct. 7 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

,Be it known that I, MyR JoLmrTAY on, subject .of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing. at The Carrington {(Ja'f, Bondi Beach, near Sydney, New ';S011th Wales, Australia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dress Fastenings, Of which the .following is a specification.

This invention relates to dress fastenings of the press-button and glove-fastener type. It is applicable to press studs, buttons, and hook fastenings, andis characterized in that itisattachableto dressmaterial without necessitating sewing or closing with a mechanical tool.

.Theobject of the invention is to provide an effective dress fastening which may be readily fiXed in any article of apparel by passing a salient portion of it through a hole madeinthe cloth or other fabric and securing it thereto by means of a. springwasher which may be forced over said salient portion byfinger pressure, said spring washer being of novel .construction whereby to increase its resiliency,.effectiveness and wear ing qualities from constant use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view through a fastener of the press-stud type according to my invention with the cap attached to one portion of the garment set over the stem or stud which is attached to the other portion of the garment; Fig. 2 is a topplan of the cap without the spring washer; Fig. 3 horizontal section through the cap, showing the spring washer; Fig. 4 top plan of the stem or stud portion without its spring washer; Fig. 5 half sectional elevation of the stud or stem portion with spring washer showing the fabric embraced between the flange of the stud and said washer; Fig. 6 vertical section corresponding with Fig. 1 but showing a button mounted on the cap portion of the fastening; Fig. 7 section through a button cap fitted on a stud or stem portion similar to that shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 5; Fig. 8 is a sectional view through a hook and eye, which are respectively secured in contiguous edges of dress material by spring washers similar to those shown in'Fig. 3; Fig. 9 is a top plan corresponding with Fig. 8.

The stem or stud portion of the fastening is pressed up from a plate of suitable material and dimensions for the particular type of fastener required. The drawings illus trate the fasteners on an enlarged scale, the

diameter of the flange in practice being from one quarter to one tenth the diameter shown in the drawings The flange portion .A may be .circularly[corrugated t-o stiifen it. The bulbous portion B ,of: thelstud slotted as shown atC in three, or more vertical parallel i .thesa emann ra gl v a ten in orde t f ci i at m'vardgmovem h ,o the cheeksD to allow the cap Eto be pressed home. The cap E is formedwith a flange F s milar .to the flange of the steni pgrtion, d iti formed w t a collar contra t on. G which is adapted to snap over the shoulder H, thereby to secure the cap on thestud. The dress material J K is piercedt0 allow thesalient portionof one or other, mernber of the fastener to be passed throughit, and then the; spring washer L is forcedhome so as to pinch and hold said material'J K between said, washers and the flangeportions ofthe fastening. The washer is formed of thin metal ofsufficient resiliency to permit a, little deformation in the closing movement. To facilitate this deformation itis split as shown. at M inthree or more directions. preferably at right angles and tangentially, to the wall of the stem receiving aperture, the tongue portions formed by the splits snapping home under the shoulders of,the head B or E as the case nay be and then holding the washer down tightlyover theflange A or F so as to bitethe dress material. By this construction of washer, the to-nguesprovidedintermediate the slitshave side portions producing the wall of the aperture of the washer, with the edge portions thereof bordering on and forming a portion of the wall, thereby preventing mutilation of the tongues as would occur with a structure wherein the extremities thereof furnished the engaging portions subject to friction and wear in snapping over the cooperatingpart.

It will be noted that the stem or stud head B isformed with a double ringshoulder, the lower 'ring accommodating the spring washer and the upper one accommodating the collar G of the cap.

A: button headsuch as 0, Fig. 6, may be secured by edge seaming or otherwise to the split washer of the cap'portion of the fastenmg. a

In theconstruction shown in Fig. 7, the stud portion of the fastening is identical .with that shown in Figs. 1, 3,4 and 5, and a button head P is fitted with a collar Q the ring R of which maybe pressed over the stud or stem head so as to take below the ring H of same, thereby to hold the button head P in place.

As shown in Figs. 8 and 9, a stud constructed as in previous figures but with a shallow head is similarly secured in the material by means of a split washer. At one portion the flange of the stud is extended to form a hook S or an eye T as the case may What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A dress fastening of the press-stud type, comprising a slitted bulbous head with integral flange, a split spring washer adapted to be forced over said bulbous head and to engage below a salient ring thereon, and to embrace a thickness of dress material, the splits of said washer extending at right angles and tangentially to the wall of the aperture therein, and a cap portion similarly constructed and having a contracted neck adapted to snap over the bulbous head of the stem portion.

2. A dress fastener comprising a compres sible bulbous head having a flange and a spring washer adapted to hold a thickness of dress material against said flange and to be secured by engagement below a salient ring on the lower part of said head, the

washer being split at a plurality of points tangentially to the wall of the aperture to provide intermediate tongues with the edge portions thereof bordering on and forming a portion of the Wallof the aperture, and a similarly constructed cap portion with split washer and button head mounted on said washer, said cap portion being adapted to be pressed over said stem or stud portion and to engage the same.

3. A dress fastener element consisting essentially of a stud-like main portion the stem of which is adapted to be passed through a hole made in the dress material, and a split spring washer adapted to be forced over said stem and to engage below a salient ring thereon and embrace said dress material between it and the flange of said main portion, said washer being split at a plurality of points substantially at right angles successively around the aperture thereof and leading tangentially to the wall of the. aperture to provide intermediate tongues having side portions producing said wall. Y

4. A dress fastener comprising a head portion provided with a flange, said head portion being adapted to be passed through a hole made in the dress material and having an enlargement with a contracted portion therebeneath, a spring washer adapted to be forced over said head portion to engage in the contracted portion thereof to embrace said dress material between it and the flange of the head portion, said washer having splits tangentially to the wall of the aperture thereof with the adjacent walls substantially in contact, and a second head member having connection with the firstmentioned head member and similarly constructed to embrace a section of dress material.

5. A dress fastener of the press-stud type, comprising a slitted bulbous head with integral flange, a spring Washer adapted to be forced over said bulbous head and to engage below a salient ring thereon, to embrace a thickness of dress material, said washer being split at a plurality of points to provide spring tongues with elongated edge portions forming the wall of the aperture of the washer and with the points of the tongues closed against the walls where the washer is slit, and a cap portion having a contracted neck adapted to snap over the bulbous head of the stem portion.

6. A dress fastener comprising a compressible bulbous head having a flange and a spring washer adapted to hold a thickness of dress material between it and the flange and against the latter and secured by engagement below a salient ring on the lower portion of the head, said washer being tangentially split relative to its edge walls to provide spring tongues the extremities of which are disposed out of contact with the head, and a cap engaged over said head and retained against displacement, said cap being designed for attachment to a similar section of dress material.

7. A dress fastener of the press-stud type, comprising a slitted bulbous head having an integral enlarged flange and provided with a stem portion having a pair of annular contractions below the head, said head being adapted to be inserted through an opening in a thickness of dress material, a split spring washer engaged over the head and embracing such material between it and the flange at the bottom of said stem around the lower contraction thereof, a cap sprung over the head and having a corresponding integral enlarged flange and a contraction between the flange and the cap proper for the retention of a similar section of dress material, and a similar split spring washer sprung over said capand into the contracted portion to embrace said material between it and the flange of the cap.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MYRA JULIET TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

W. J. DAvIs,

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